| Salivary bacteria and oral health status in medicated and non-medicated children and adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). | |
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PMID: 23135427 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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OBJECTIVES: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a childhood neurological disorder. Studies have shown that children with ADHD are more prone to caries than those without. The study investigated children diagnosed with ADHD, both with and without pharmacological intervention, and the following: DMFT\dmft, plaque index (PI), mutans streptococci (MS) levels, lactobacilli (LB) levels, salivary flow, salivary buffer capacity, oral hygiene, and diet. STUDY DESIGN: DMFT/dmft index, PI, MS and LB levels, salivary flow, and salivary buffer capacity were examined in three groups of children: ADHD1-diagnosed with ADHD with no pharmacological intervention (N = 31), ADHD2-treated with medications for ADHD (N = 30), and a healthy control group (N = 30). Diet and oral health habits were assessed through questionnaires completed by parents. RESULTS: There were no differences in the DMFT/dmft index, MS and LB counts, salivary buffer capacity, and parent reported diet and oral health behavior between the three groups. Children with ADHD demonstrated a higher plaque index. CONCLUSIONS: Although children with ADHD did not report different diet and oral health behavior from children without ADHD, this group had significantly higher levels of plaque than the control group, which combined with hyposalivation may be a risk factor for caries at an older age. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Medicated and non-medicated ADHD children were similar to control children in their caries rate, MS and LB counts, salivary buffer capacity, and diet and oral health behavior. They differed in the amount of plaque found on their teeth. As a group, ADHD children demonstrated hyposalivation compared with the control. |
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Ariela Hidas; Noam Birman; Avia Fux Noy; Joseph Shapira; Israel Matot; Doron Steinberg; Moti Moskovitz |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-11-8 |
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Title: Clinical oral investigations Volume: - ISSN: 1436-3771 ISO Abbreviation: Clin Oral Investig Publication Date: 2012 Nov |
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Created Date: 2012-11-8 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9707115 Medline TA: Clin Oral Investig Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Hadassah School of Dental Medicine, Hebrew University, P.O. Box 12272, Jerusalem, 91120, Israel. |
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